Rock Unit Review

B6: Today in class we reviewed for Rock Unit Test (see sidebar for copy of review sheet)
- Completed rock cycle lab (if not handed in today, due Friday)
- Worked on rock identification lab


Due Friday:
Study for Rock Unit Test - Study session on Friday morning @ 7:20 in Rm 411

Rock Cycle

Do Now: Do rocks change over time? What influences if and when rocks change?

Today in class we:
- Reviewed igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks
- Discussed the rock cycle and introduced some new vocabulary:

• Crystallization
• Weathering
  
• Erosion
• Contact and Regional Metamorphism
• Uplift

- Drew rock cycle diagrams
- Worked on rock cycle worksheet

Homework due Monday:
Questions 1-7 on rock cycle worksheet

Review Quiz / Metamorphic Rocks

Today in class we:
Reviewed the concepts covered in the quiz: igneous and sedimentary rocks
Began discussion of metamorphic rocks